Yousef Al-Nakhala
يوسف النخالة
Satellite broadcast engineer at the National Media Company
Killed by Israel using an Airstrike
Killed by Israel on 31 May 2025
Links
- Palestinian Journalist Protection Center statement
- MADA: Extensive and Grave Violations of Media Freedoms During the Month of May, the Most Serious of Which Was the Killing of Fifteen (15) Journalists
Archivist Notes
Full name: Yousef Hamad Al-Nakhala | يوسف حماد النخالة
Killed on the evening of Saturday, May 31? 2025, when an Israeli airstrike targeted his home in Al-Nafaq area of Gaza City. According to Al-Jazeera journalist Mohammed Qraiqea, Yousef's home was bombed without warning around 6 PM and was completely destroyed. His body remained trapped under the debris, as civil defense rescue teams were unable to retrieve it due to the extensive destruction and their limited resources.
He was killed after a long and exhausting workday. He had been on duty at the National Media Company, which provides broadcast services to Al Jazeera and other news outlets during live coverage. He was responsible for directing live transmissions, managing satellite uplinks and frequencies, and had been continuing the work of former engineer Rami Al-Rifi, who himself was killed along with Ismaïl Al-Ghoul in an targeted airstrike on their car on July 31, 2024.